Table 4 Factors affecting regularity of menstruation in adolescent girls in Pokhara Valley
From: Menstrual pattern among adolescent girls of Pokhara Valley: a cross sectional study
Variables | Regularity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Irregular (%) | Regular (%) | X 2 | p value | |
Age | ||||
10–14 years | 113(68.1%) | 53(31.9%) | 2.94 | 0.086 |
15–19 years | 54(57.4%) | 40(42.6%) | ||
School | ||||
Private | 140(66.7%) | 70(33.3%) | 2.82 | 0.093 |
Government | 27(54%) | 23(46%) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Hill caste | 61(59.8%) | 41(40.2%) | 12.10 | 0.007 |
Hill Ethnic group | 81(71.7%) | 32(28.3%) | ||
Dalit | 8(36.4%) | 14(63.6%) | ||
Muslim (Others) | 17(73.9%) | 6(26.1%) | ||
BMI | ||||
Underweight | 63(59.4%) | 43(40.6%) | 2.25 | 0.521 |
Normal | 85(68%) | 40(32%) | ||
Overweight | 11(61.1%) | 7(38.9%) | ||
Obese | 8(72.7%) | 3(27.3%) | ||